Animal Stories

On this part of our website, we have a wonderful selection of charming animal stories for children. Most children adore any type of furry creature, be it a rabbit, dog, cat, bear or squirrel, which is why we have brought together a whole collection of classic animal stories, featuring all kinds of animals, for you to read with your little ones.

Animal stories have been popular with children for centuries, as most love the idea of their favourite creatures coming to life, and dashing off on a whirlwind adventure. Moreover, the simple idea of a talking animal that wears human clothing, will appeal to a child’s imagination and sense of wonder. The characters in these stories are all the more endearing and loveable because they remind little children of their own family pets and favourite stuffed animals. The animal stories for children on our site feature many famous characters, including the mischievous Peter Rabbit, the intrepid adventurer Puss in Boots, and the bold squirrel Nutkin, to name just a few. Each one has their own quirky and charming personality, which makes the stories’ plots even more intriguing, for parents and children alike.

Most importantly, each of the classic animal tales (no pun intended!) has a moral lesson woven into it, which helps younger children to understand the importance of personal qualities such as compassion, kindness, bravery and honesty. As such, reading these short animal stories to your kids at night not only allows you to bond and spend quality time with them, but also enables you to subtlety impart some important life lessons which will help them to grow up to be a little wiser, and a little kinder. No parent enjoys lecturing their children on these matters, so reading animal stories is the perfect compromise, as it allows you to teach your kids valuable lessons, without the need to nag!

The Story of the Three Bears, for instance – whilst providing some delightful, light hearted entertainment in the form of a rather bold young girl named Goldilocks and a family of cuddly, talking bears – also cleverly conveys how important it is to respect other people’s property, whilst the Tale of Peter Rabbit teaches little ones that it is usually best to listen to your parents’ advice! The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin – a charming story involving a naughty squirrel – gently demonstrates to children why they must always be respectful and polite, and The Leap Frog encourages them to be more thoughtful and to ‘look before they leap’!

We realise that most mums and dads have a lot on their plates, and therefore don’t have the time to spend hours reading to their children every night, and furthermore, that children’s attention spans tend to be rather short! With this in mind, we have made sure to include only the very best short animal stories, which will engage and delight your children without dragging on for too long. If you’re eager to add some reading into your kids bedtime routine, but don’t want to be up till the early hours finishing a story, the tales on this part of our website are the perfect option.

A costly Diamond, that had once sparkled in a lady’s ring, lay in a field amid tall grasses and oxeye daisies. Just above it, was a big Dewdrop that clung timidly to a nodding grass-blade. Overhead, the blazing sun shone in all his noonday glory. Ever since the first pink blush of dawn, the modest […]

When you stand round the Christmas tree and look longingly at the toys hanging from the prickly branches, it does not occur to you to ask why it is always this particular tree that is so honoured at Christmas. The dark green Fir looks so majestic when laden with bright toys and lit up by […]

One lovely summer morning, just as the sun rose, two travellers started on a journey. They were both strong young men, but one was a lazy fellow and the other was a worker. As the first sunbeams came over the hills, they shone on a great castle standing on the heights, as far away as […]

Once upon a time, a Tortoise lived in a pond with two Ducks, who were her very good friends. She enjoyed the company of the Ducks, because she could talk with them to her heart’s content; the Tortoise liked to talk. She always had something to say, and she liked to hear herself say it. […]

The story I am going to tell you is about something that really happened, many years ago. A brave little company of pioneers from the Atlantic coast crossed the Mississippi River and journeyed across the plains of Central North America in big covered wagons with many horses, and finally succeeded in climbing to the top […]

All these stories about the little Jackal that I have told you, show how clever the little Jackal was. But you know—if you don’t, you will when you are grown up—that no matter how clever you are, sooner or later you surely meet some one who is more clever. It is always so in life. […]

Once upon a time there was a dear little girl, whose name was Elsa. Elsa’s father and mother worked very hard and became rich. But they loved Elsa so much that they did not like her to do any work; very foolishly, they let her play all the time. So when Elsa grew up, she […]